Tclin EPHA2 Ephrin type-A receptor 2

Protein Summary

Description

Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously membrane-bound ephrin-A family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional signaling into neighboring cells. The signaling pathway downstream of the receptor is referred to as forward signaling while the signaling pathway downstream of the ephrin ligand is referred to as reverse signaling. Activated by the ligand ephrin-A1/EFNA1 regulates migration, integrin-mediated adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of cells. Regulates cell adhesion and differentiation through DSG1/desmoglein-1 and inhibition of the ERK1/ERK2 (MAPK3/MAPK1, respectively) signaling pathway. May also participate in UV radiation-induced apoptosis and have a ligand-independent stimulatory effect on chemotactic cell migration. During development, may function in distinctive aspects of pattern formation and subsequently in development of several fetal tissues. Involved for instance in angiogenesis, in early hindbrain development and epithelial proliferation and branching morphogenesis during mammary gland development. Engaged by the ligand ephrin-A5/EFNA5 may regulate lens fiber cells shape and interactions and be important for lens transparency development and maintenance. With ephrin-A2/EFNA2 may play a role in bone remodeling through regulation of osteoclastogenesis and osteoblastogenesis. (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hepatocytes and facilitates its cell entry. Mediates HCV entry by promoting the formation of the CD81-CLDN1 receptor complexes that are essential for HCV entry and by enhancing membrane fusion of cells expressing HCV envelope glycoproteins. This gene belongs to the ephrin receptor subfamily of the protein-tyrosine kinase family. EPH and EPH-related receptors have been implicated in mediating developmental events, particularly in the nervous system. Receptors in the EPH subfamily typically have a single kinase domain and an extracellular region containing a Cys-rich domain and 2 fibronectin type III repeats. The ephrin receptors are divided into 2 groups based on the similarity of their extracellular domain sequences and their affinities for binding ephrin-A and ephrin-B ligands. This gene encodes a protein that binds ephrin-A ligands. Mutations in this gene are the cause of certain genetically-related cataract disorders.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]

Uniprot Accession IDs

• P29317
• B5A968
• Q8N3Z2

Gene Name

• EPHA2

Ensembl ID

• ENST00000358432
• ENSP00000351209
• ENSG00000142627

Symbol

• ECK
• ECK
• CTPA
• ARCC2
• CTPP1
• CTRCT6

Knowledge Table

Most Knowledge About	Knowledge Value (0 to 1 scale)
protein domain	1
molecular function	0.98
PubMedID	0.98
biological process	0.95
interacting protein	0.85

Protein Classes

DTO Classes

Protein / Kinase / Protein Kinase / Tk Group / Eph Family / Ephrin Type-a Receptor 2

IDG Development Level Summary

Tdark

These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 821.74   (req: < 5)

Gene RIFs: 302   (req: <= 3)

Antibodies: 1179   (req: <= 50)

Tbio

These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 821.74   (req: >= 5)

Gene RIFs: 302   (req: > 3)

Antibodies: 1179   (req: > 50)

- OR - satisfy the following criterion:

Gene Ontology Terms: 52

Tchem

Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Ligands: 47

Tclin

Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Drugs: 3